Microsoft software engineer, Lightspeed investor role, AI meditation coach
opportunities at breakout startups, co-founder searches, and early teams hiring
✨ Hey there this is a free edition of Next Play’s newsletter, where we share under-the-radar opportunities to help you figure out what’s next in your journey.
A story we heard last week: “I was a bit skeptical at first joining Friends of Next Play (FONP) - most online communities I’ve joined have been really quiet. My experience with FONP has been the opposite: the Slack group is buzzing with conversation and I’ve already made several connections with really helpful people. Would definitely recommend to others.” You, too, can join Friends of Next Play here. Hope to see you in Slack soon 😇
Co-founders and people to jam with:
Adi is a software developer from Microsoft who has a background in machine learning research from Oxford. He’s working on an ai-powered revenue management platform, has an mvp, and is looking for a “business” co-founder. Reach out: iadityavishnu@gmail.com.
Jeddi recently grew a startup to $7m ARR (profitably) in under 12 months and has started/sold several other companies. He’s excited about AI agents and the future of work, and is looking for people interested in brainstorming. Reach out: jeddimees@gmail.com.
Charlotte previously built an AI meditation coach with Deepak Chopra, and is now launching New Intelligence: a suite of AI spiritual coaches. Her team is opening the MVP to 100k people in July, and she's looking for a cofounder CTO to take it from there. Reach out: charlotte@newintelligence.biz.
Ash wants to build “an ai company like Harvey, specifically aimed at helping the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry” and is looking for a co-founder. He just finished his Yale MBA and previously was a civil engineer for four years. Reach out: ash.duong@aya.yale.edu.
Early teams:
Jenny from Infilla is building a platform that helps local governments permit housing faster. They are hiring a founding engineer, product manager, and operations person. Apply here. (SF, Remote)
Zach from Helium is building “self-improving software,” which is an AI system that continuously creates and tests new software experiences. They are hiring a founding growth / ops associate and a software engineer. Apply here. (SF)
Tanay from WisprFlow just raised a $30m round, and is hiring a founding growth lead. They are building a platform that lets you speak AI voice commands (as opposed to just typing). Apply here. (SF)
Paddy from Friday Harbor is building an ai-powered mortgage origination platform. They are hiring a product manager, software engineer, and director of customer success. Apply here. (Remote, Seattle)
Vlad from Infisical just raised a $16m Series A from Elad Gil to build a secrets management platform. They are hiring a founding recruiter, developer relations lead, salespeople, sales engineers, and more. Apply here. (SF)
Daksh from Greptile is building an AI code review platform that is growing at 30% every month. They are hiring a founding head of growth. Apply here. (SF)
Gleb from Aspect Health grew ARR from $250K to $2.5M in the last 8 months. They are building a metabolic health platform, and they are hiring a head of non-paid marketing, a growth product manager, and a head of engineering. Apply here. (Remote, SF)
Clément from Formance is hiring a BDR and founding customer success manager. They are building open source flow of funds development infrastructure. Apply here. (NYC)
Danny from Fern has 15 open roles including software engineers and an account executive. They help you create instant docs and SDKs for your API. Apply here. (NYC).
Lucas from Hyperline is hiring an account executive and a partnerships manager. They are building a revenue management platform. Apply here. (Paris)
Kal from Runway hopes to make “business finance planning as intuitive as Figma made design.” They are hiring a founding GTM AI Engineer to own their GTM stack, build workflows that drive revenue and more. Apply here. (Remote) (Oh and by the way, if you are looking for more GTM engineering roles check out our new newsletter: The GTM Engineer!).
Scaling startups:
If you want to get matched with startups, make sure you create your (free!) profile on the Next Play platform. We manually review every profile and try to make as many helpful connections as possible (to companies, cofounders, etc.). You can set up your profile (<5 minutes) and check out the platform here.
Mike from Prompt Health is building a platform for outpatient rehab therapy. They have 15 open roles: marketing operations, product design, sales, and more. Apply here. (Remote)
James from Profound just raised $20m to build out an “SEO platform for AI search engines.” They are hiring engineers, a recruiter, a VP of sales, an AI strategist, and more. Apply here. (NYC)
Stripe is hiring a head of content marketing (and for 100+ other roles). Apply here. (NYC, SF, Seattle, Chicago)
Davit from Activeloop is hiring a head of marketing and growth. They are building an ai-powered data search platform. Apply here. (SF)
Dropbox is hiring a chief of staff to the CEO. Apply here. (SF, Remote)
Dara from Delphi raised a series A from Sequoia to build a platform that lets you create a “digital you.” They are hiring an ai engineer, GTM people, a design lead, and more. Apply here. (SF)
Shane from Polymarket just announced a $200m fundraise from Founders Fund. They are hiring software engineers and product designers. Apply here. (NYC)
Celine from Loyal is building a drug designed to extend dog lifespan. They are already at the clinical stages, and raised $45m last year. They are hiring a project manager and director of clinical operations. Apply here. (Remote)
Postman is the world’s leading API platform, as they have 40 million users across 500,000 organizations. They are hiring a chief of staff to their CEO. Apply here. (SF)
John from Cape is building an ultra secure mobile carrier network. They are hiring account executives and software engineers. Apply here. (NYC, DC)
Sagar from Silna is hiring for operations, GTM, and engineering. They are building a care readiness platform that automates backoffice tasks like prior authorizations. Apply here. (NYC)
Remy from Voxel51 is hiring a financial operations manager. They make FiftyOne, a visual AI platform used by companies like Meta, Walmart, and Nvidia to manage and QA their computer vision data at scale. Apply here. (Remote)
Topaz Labs builds AI image and video enhancement tools used by 1.5M+ users, with 1600% revenue growth in the last 6 years (and they’re profitable). They're hiring a product manager. Apply here. (Dallas)
We made a list of 36 of the fastest growing startups (by team size). Check it out here.
Are you hiring? Looking to meet candidates? Send us an email: hi@nextplay.so and we’ll try to connect you with the right people.
Investing and other:
Lightspeed Ventures Partners is hiring an investment associate. Apply here. (SF)
Entrepreneurs First is hiring an investor and an investment associate to help them launch in SF. Apply here. (SF)
Vista Equity Partners is hiring an investment associate. Apply here. (SF)
Featured resources and products:
We recently wrote Spotlights covering some really interesting startups (like Meanwhile, Warp, and Miter). Who should we cover next? Email us: hi@nextplay.so.
The guide to becoming a GTM engineer: A practical explanation of how to break into one of the hottest roles we’re seeing pop up in the community right now.
Emails for humans: A guide to writing emails that’ll (probably!) have higher response rates.
Personal Productivity: Marc Andreessen’s personal productivity guide.
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